[caret-users] Projection foci

[Alex Fornito]

Great - thanks!


On 15/01/2009 14:50, "John Harwell" <john at brainvis.wustl.edu> wrote:

> Alex,
> 
> To project foci to the PALS atlas, the foci must be linked to studies
> with valid stereotaxic spaces.  The stereotaxic space determines which
> of the surfaces inside of the Caret distribution are used to project
> the focus.  Studies are edited using the Attributes Menu->Study
> Metadata->Edit Studies Dialog.  There is some documentation on this
> dialog at 
> "http://brainmap.wustl.edu/caret/caret_help/dialogs/study_metadata.html
> ".
> 
> Once studies have been entered, return to the Map Stereotaxic Focus
> Dialog and use the edit mode.  Pressing the Study Metadata Button
> allows one to choose the appropriate study for the focus.  After
> linking the study to the focus press the Apply button and the focus
> should be properly projected.
> 
> -----------------------------------
> John Harwell
> john at brainvis.wustl.edu
> 
> Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
> Washington University School of Medicine
> 660 S. Euclid Ave   Box 8108
> Saint Louis, MO 63110
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Alex Fornito wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I entered a few stereotactic foci manually and saved
>> the .foci, .fociproj,
>> and .focicolor files.
>> When I opened Caret up again and re-loaded the spec file, I was
>> unable to
>> view the foci on the surface. I can see them in the foci windows of
>> the
>> display control, but if I select Layers > foci > Foci projection to
>> PALS
>> atlas, I get a message saying "These foci do not have associated
>> stereotaxic
>> spaces: ..."
>> I was wondering whether it is possible to visualize the foci again,
>> without
>> entering them all again.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Alex Fornito
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